Rovers reporter Rich Sharpe picks out three talking points ahead of the home game with Huddersfield Town. HOME IMPROVEMENTS Five wins, three draws and six defeats, amassing 18 points in the process, is Rovers’ record from their past 14 home
A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the attempted rape of a “working girl” in Dickson Street on Friday night. Phillip Shaw, 33, of Parsonage Court, Sandown, Isle of Wight, is also charged with threatening a male friend
COSTA have unveiled their brand new Christmas menu for 2019 and it includes some extra-special treats. Set to be rolled out in stores nationwide on Friday, November 1, Costa's limited edition Christmas menu includes an exclusive showstopper - the
A PUB once at the centre of controversial plans to be turned into a Muslim community centre will now be converted into flats. In 2017, a bid to convert the former Infirmary Hotel, at the junction of Bolton Road and Infirmary Street in Blackburn
TWO men have been arrested by police investigating the theft of juicers and blenders from a premises in Yorkshire. Police and Crime Scene Investigation vans arrived at a Blackburn industrial unit on Carluke Street at 10.30am this morning.
A TEENAGER repeatedly harassed his grandma, demanding money to fund his drug habit. Blackburn magistrates heard Brandon Lee Marren telephone his grandma constantly and turned up at her house, on one occasion walking in uninvited. Marren 18,
And after the lull comes the storm. Hopefully a storm of goals from the Rovers as Huddersfield feel the backlash of recent weeks. Indeed recent years. When was the last time Rovers comprehensively thrashed a team in the top divisions? Admittedly
TESCO is recruiting 9,000 festive staff to help cope with the busiest season of the year. Thousands of jobs have become available at the supermarket giant - including a number of jobs at their branch in Haslingden. A Tesco spokesman added:
Trading standards experts are urging people to beware of pushy and aggressive driveway cleaners, bogus green grants and email and text scams this month. A woman in the Colne area was asked to pay £500 up front by a man offering to power wash and
MAGIC was in the air as celebrity illusionist Dynamo rolled into town, accompanied by a very special guest. The magician was in Blackburn to deliver a jaw-dropping performance to an intimate audience of around 200 people as part of the adidas Spezial
A TEENAGER who was involved in a pub fight went home to get cleaned up and then decided to go back and have another go. Blackburn magistrates heard his mum was worried about what might happen and called the police and they were able to intercept
AN axe, baton, a blade and knives were just some of the weapons children were caught carrying into schools in Lancashire. The Lancashire Telegraph reported earlier this year that children as young as 10 have been bringing knives into Lancashire’
We asked our Rovers fans' jury: "What is your stance on Rovers’ Category A plus ticketing price point for matches with Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United?" It cost a senior £12 to watch the Forest game on the Riverside. It will cost them £26
MOTORISTS are being warned about an accident on the M65 which is affecting traffic near Darwen. On the Lancashire Telegraph traffic feed we have reports of queueing traffic due to accident, now on the hard shoulder on M65 Westbound from J4 Darwen
SEAN Dyche has some good news for Burnley fans. The Clarets are seventh in the early Premier League table eight games in having made a strong start to the season. But Dyche insists that his side can still get better – with their renowned endeavour
DIMITAR Evtimov branded Bulgarian fans as ‘embarrassing’ as racist chanting marred their Euro 2020 qualifier with England. Stanley's Bulgarian goalkeeper took to social media during the game, which was almost abandoned due to the conduct of home
TWO balaclava-clad men robbed a mother-of-five in front of her young son. Burnley Crown Court heard police launched a major operation, involving a helicopter, officers on the ground and dogs, believing the men to be armed. They eventually found
A THIEF who was given a chance by magistrates on Tuesday broke into a Blackburn town centre pub the following day and stole charity boxes. But Blackburn magistrates gave Anthony Robert Eden another chance when he appeared before them for the second
BLACKBURN would be one of the towns where most jobs would be lost after a 'no deal' Brexit according to a leaked government report. It would be the fifth-worst affected in the UK by quitting the European Union without a formal agreement says the
PLANS to reopen an Italian restaurant could be shelved if an alcohol licence isn’t granted, an applicant warned. A Hyndburn Council licensing sub-committee meeting heard Adam Chapman, who owns the Strawbury Duck in Entwistle and San Marino in Belmont
PARENTS and pupils have been reminded that the deadline for applying for secondary school places in the Lancashire County Council area is the end of the month. Carers of children seeking to attend either local education authority schools or academies
STAFF at Blackburn with Darwen Council will launch a pioneering Epilepsy Peer Support Group a week on Friday. The initiative, thought to be the first of its kind in the North of England, is the idea of comms manager Ben Greenwood, media officer
LANCASHIRE is the worst place for thefts of parcels and packages from Britain’s doorsteps according to new figures. The data, obtained under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act by iParcelBox, the smart home parcel delivery solution, showed 2,578
COUNCIL bosses have backtracked on their claims that there was ‘categorically no Japanese knotweed’ present on a piece of land earmarked for development. At the beginning of October the Lancashire Telegraph reported how residents close to the Tower
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones has thrown his weight behind a new Pennine Lancashire all-purpose super-council despite the doubts of borough leader Cllr Miles Parkinson. Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick is considering the plan to merge Blackburn
GOVERNMENT plans to make photo identification compulsory for people to vote have been welcomed by the MP who warned in 2012 of the dangers of widespread electoral fraud in East Lancashire. Pendle Tory Andrew Stephenson held a special Westminster
CONCERNS have been raised about the speed limit and safety of a road after a car ploughed into trees and down an embankment. At about 3.30pm on Saturday, A Volkswagen up! that was travelling along Whalley Old Road, in the direction of Whalley, lost
COUNCIL bosses are urging support for victims of hate crime. In Hyndburn, 138 hate crimes were reported over the course of 2018/19, down from 142 in the previous year. Nationally, police estimate half of all hate crimes across the country go
PLANS to convert a former Burnley pub into bedsits have been approved. Burnley Council planners used delegated powers to approve an application to turn the old Foresters Arms on Todmorden Road into a 14-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO
OUTLINE plans to build new homes on the site of a former pub ravaged by fire could be approved tomorrow. In 2016, 30 firefighters had to be drafted in from across Lancashire to extinguish the fire at the former Bull and Butcher pub in Manchester
Families who want help to find the long lost graves of their relatives are being invited to attend a 'find a grave' event. Held in Darwen's Western Cemetery, by the volunteer group, Friends of Darwen Cemetery, the event will help re-unite people
A FORMER soldier who burgled his cousin’s house while she sat down to Christmas dinner with her mother and child tried to spend some of her money in a nearby shop minutes later. Burnley Crown Court heard Luke Kay, who goes by the alias Luke Pohrebienyk
Fish kettles, cocktail shakers and women's suspenders have fallen out of fashion as British shoppers sent sales of luxury loungewear and sports headbands soaring, according to John Lewis. Sales of landlines plummeted by 20% last year and are down
